Has anyone done a short OS as a break out session?

[Julie Denny]

In a message dated 3/23/2007 2:10:31 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
susan4ps at comcast.net writes:

I have been invited  to offer Open Space as one of 6 workshop sessions at a 
conference – so I will  need to attract participants who have other specific 
offerings to choose  from.   (This is a conference for diverse grantees from a 
foundation  that supports small NGOs dealing with vulnerable populations.)  Has 
 anyone offered OS in such a setting?  How have you described it in the  
program as an offering?  What lessons did you learn?  I plan to  assemble a small 
group of representatives who will attend the conference to  help me frame the 
question.  Thanks for any  suggestions,


I have offered it and NO ONE came. I think the trick is to have a  compelling 
topic that speaks to the grantees (which I did not) and then,  without 
advertising it, conduct the session in Open Space. One suggestion that  cropped up 
on this listserv was to assure that maybe two high profile attendees  will be 
"participating", (maybe it's your small group of representatives) which  will 
serve to draw people into the room. Of course you have to get those high  
profile attendees to participate.
 
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